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ALLEGIANCE PLEDGE. 

I pledge allegiance to my Flag, 

And to the Republic for which it stands; 
One Nation indivisible, 

With Liberty and justice for all. 


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“The very idea of the power and the right of the people 
to establish government presupposes the duty of every 
individual to obey the government so established.” 

.—George Washington. 


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“Our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and 
dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.’’ 

—Abraham Lincoln. 


How to Become an 

AMERICAN 



Information for Future 
Americans 


“You will take the oath of allegiance to the 
United States. Of allegiance to whom? Of allegi¬ 
ance to no one, unless it be God—certainly not of 
allegiance to those who temporarily represent this Gov¬ 
ernment. You will take an oath of allegiance to a 
great ideal, to a great body of principles, to a great 
hope of the human race.” 

—President Woodrow Wilson. 


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Americanization Committee of the City of Duluth 

DULUTH, MINNESOTA. 

1919 

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‘In this world one must be a little too kind to be kind enough. 


—Marivaux. 





















‘Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.” 


—Webster. 


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The Star Spangled Banner 


O say, can you see by the dawn’s early light, 

What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? 

Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight. 
O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming; 

And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air. 

Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. 

O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave. 

O’er the land of the free, and the home of the brave? 

On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep, 

Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes; 

What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep, 

As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? 

Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam, 

In full glory reflected, now shines in the stream. 

’Tis the Star Spangled Banner! Oh, long may it wave, 

O’er the land of the free, and the home of the brave! 

Oh, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand 

Between their loved homes and the war’s desolation! 

Blessed with victory and peace, may the Heaven-rescued land 

Praise the power that hath made and preserved us a nation. 

Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just. 

And this be our motto: “In God is our Trust.” 

And the Star Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave, 

O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave. 

—Francis Scott Key. 



‘Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and 


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death like autumn leaves.” 

—Sir Rabindranath Tagore. 


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Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.” 

—Matt. VII. 12 


How to Become an American 

Information for Our Future Citizens. 


The United States of America is made 
up of peoples from many nations of the 
world who are bound together under a 
republican form of government—a govern¬ 
ment of the people, by the people and for 
the people, in a land where all may freely 
exercise and enjoy their inalienable rights 
of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happi¬ 
ness. 

We are ali| from some of the old 
countries. If we were not born there our¬ 
selves, our fathers or grandfathers were. 

We know of the excellent qualities of 
many who come to America from foreign 
lands, and we welcome them all and wish 
them as soon as possible to have a full 
share with the rest of us in the work, the 
business, the duties, the responsibilities, 
and the advantages of life here. 

In some foreign countries arbitrary 
power is exercised by the monarch or by 
other self-constituted rulers, and what they 


say and determine cannot be questioned 
by the common man. 

In the United States the common man 
has a right to be heard, and all authority 
in the government proceeds, not from 
monarchs or autocrats, but from the people 
themselves. All have equal opportunity. 
All are equal before the law. 

In the United States the Courts de¬ 
termine what persons of foreign birth shall 
be admitted as citizens. They are not 
seeking to deny this privilege to any. 
They, with others, welcome good citizens. 
The attitude of the Courts is friendly 
and encouraging to the admission of all 
good men. Certain qualifications are re¬ 
quired by law on the part of the appli¬ 
cants for citizenship. Reading and 
study of the fallowing pages will help 
those who wish to become citizens and 
to have a voice in the government of this 
country. 


The United States 


The United States of America is a 
nation consisting of forty-eight states in 
one union. Its area is about three-fourths 
that of all Europe. It has a population 
of more than one hundred million. The 
national government controls matters af¬ 
fecting all the country, such as our rela¬ 
tions with foreign nations, the making of 
war and peace, the distribution of the 
mails, and other matters. 

Each state in the union also has a 
government and laws of its own for the 
purpose of controlling and managing af¬ 
fairs which concern that state only. 


There are therefore United States 
officers. United States laws, and United 
States courts, and there are at the same 
time state officers, state laws, and state 
courts, in each state. 

Q. When did the United States come 
into existence? 

A. On July 4, 1776. 

Q. Who was its first President, and 
when? 

A. George Washington. 1789-1797. 

O. Where is the seat of government? 

A. At the city oJ Washington, in the 
District of Columbia. 


“Not life, but a good life, is to be chiefly valued.” 


—Socrates. 









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MAP OF THE UNITED STATES. 

(See page 16 for names of States.) 






















“Above all, 
country.’ ’ 


wre must stand shoulder to shoulder for the honor and greatness of our 

—Theodore Roosevelt. 


The Constitution 

Q. What is the highest law in the 
United States and when did it become 
effective? 

A. The Constitution of the United 
States, which was ratified in 1 788. 

Q. In general what does the Consti¬ 
tution provide? 

A. It establishes a government by the 
people—a republican form of govern¬ 
ment. It prescribes the general form of 
such government, creates the various j 
branches thereof, and defines the powers 
and duties of each. 

Q. What controlling effect does the 
Constitution have over laws enacted for 
the nation or enacted in the various states? 

A. All such laws must be in harmony 
with the Constitution of the United States- 
or they cannot be enforced. 


Congress 

Q. Who makes the ordinary laws of 
the United States? 

A. The Congress, made up of two 
Houses, or bodies of men, the Senators 
and Representatives. The latter are 
usually called Congressmen. 

Q. Where does Congress meet, and 
when? 

A. In the building at Washington 
called the Capitol, on the first Monday 
in December of each year. 

(Picture of United States Capitol on Page 6) 

Q. How many Senators are there in 
Congress, and how are they chosen? 

A. There are two Senators from 
each state, elected by the people thereof 
for a term of six years; ninety-six in all. 


Q. How are the Representatives or 
Congressmen elected and how is their 
number determined? 

A. They are elected by the people 
in each state for a term of two years. The 
number elected from each state depends 
upon the population thereof. Ten are 
elected in Minnesota. The total number 
at present is four hundred and thirty-five. 

The President 

Q. What officer is chief executive of 
the United States and what are his duties? 

A. The President. His duties are 
to see that the laws are faithfully 
executed, that the important business of 
the government is properly managed, and 
that the duties of the government to the 
people are faithfully performed. 

Q. How is he assisted in the perform¬ 
ance of these duties? 

A. This great work is carried on in 
ten separate departments, such as the Post 
Office Department, the Department of 
Agriculture, the Department of Labor, 
the War Department, and others. At 
the head of each of these is a Secretary, 
appointed by the President, and these ten 
Secretaries constitute the President’s chief 
advisers and are called his Cabinet. 

Q. How is the President elected and 
for what term? 

A. He is elected by the people of 
the United States, acting through electors, 
for a term of four years. (Name the 
President now in office.) 

Q. What qualifications musthehave? 

A. He must be a native-born citizen 
of the United States and must be at least 
thirty-five years of age. 

Q. Where does he live while Presi¬ 
dent? 

A. At the White House in the city 
of Washington. 

(Picture of White House on Page 8) 


“A small leak will sink a great ship.’’ 


—Benjamin Franklin. 





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The House of Representatives meets THE CAPITOL, WASHINGTON, D. C. The Senate meets in this end 

in this end of building. of building. 







































“Every good citizen makes his country’s honor his own and cherishes it, not only as 
precious, but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defence.’ ’ 


—Andrew Jackson. 


Q. What has he to do with making 
the laws? 

A. All proposed laws, called bills, 
must be presented to him for approval. 
If he declines to approve, that is, vetoes 
the bill, it cannot become a law unless it 
is passed over his veto by two-thirds of 
each House of Congress. 

Q. Upon the death or disability of 
the President, what officer would take his 
place, and how is such person elected? 

A. The Vice President. He is 
elected in the same manner, at the 
same time and for the same term as the 
President. (Name the Vice President 
now in office.) 


Q. What are his duties? 

A. During the lifetime of the Presi¬ 
dent the Vice President is the presiding 
officer of the Senate. 

The Courts 

Q. How are the laws of the United 
States explained and applied? 

A. The United States has Courts 
to explain and apply its laws. The 
United States District Courts sit through¬ 
out the various states. 

The Supreme Court of the United 
States sits in the Capitol at Washington. 

The Judges of the United States Courts 
are appointed by the President for life. 


The State of Minnesota 


Minnesota is one of the forty-eight 
states in the Union. It is about as large in 
area as England and Scotland together, 
or about one-half as large as Sweden, or 
three-fourths as large as Italy. Its popu¬ 
lation is more than two million. 

Speaking generally, each state has the 
right to manage and control such matters 
as affect the people of that state alone, 
such as taxes, the school system, the state 
roads, the care of the poor, and the public 
health. 


Q. When did Minnesota become a 
state? 

A. In 1858. 

O. Where is the seat of government 
of this state? 

A. At the city of St. Paul. 


The Constitution 

Q. Does Minnesota have a written 
Constitution? 

A. It does. 

Q. In general, what does it provide? 

A. It establishes a state government 
by the people—a republican form of gov¬ 
ernment. It prescribes the general plan 
of such state government, creates the vari¬ 
ous branches thereof, and defines the 
powers and duties of each. 

Q. Of what importance is this state 
Constitution? 

A. All laws passed by the state legis¬ 
lature must be in harmony with the state 
Constitution as well as with the Constitu¬ 
tion of the United States, or they cannot 
be enforced. 


‘ ‘A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches and loving favor rather than silver 
and gold.’’ 


—Prov. XXII. 1. 







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‘ ‘ We Prefer this Constitution of the United States to any monarchy because we are convinced 
that it has a greater tendency to secure our liberty and promote our happiness.’’ 

—Chief Justice Marshall. 


The Legislature 

Q. What is the State Legislature and 
how are its members elected, and for 
what terms? 

A. It is made up of two Houses, or 
bodies of men, the State Senate and the 
State House of Representatives. It makes 
laws for the state of Minnesota only. 
The state is divided into legislative dis¬ 
tricts, and the people in each district 
elect one Senator and one or more Repre¬ 
sentatives. Senators are elected for four 
years and Representatives for two years. 
The State Legislature of Minnesota now 
has sixty-seven Senators and one hundred 
and thirty-one Representatives. 

Q. Where and how often does the 
State Legislature meet? 

A. It meets in January of every odd- 
numbered year, in the State Capital at 
St. Paul. 

(Picture cf State Capitol on Page 10.) 

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The Governor 

Q. What officer is the chief executive 
of the state, and what are his duties? 

A. The Governor. It is his duty to 
see that the laws are faithfully executed, 
that the important business of the state 
is properly managed, and that the duties 
of the state government to the people are 
faithfully performed. 

Q. By whom is he elected and for 
what term? 

A. He is elected by the people of 
the state for a term of two years. 

(Name the present Governor.) 

Q. Upon the death or disability of 
the Governor, what officer would take his 
place, and how is such person elected? 

A. The Lieutenant Governor. He is 
elected at the same time as the Governor 
and for the same term. 


The State Courts 

Q. What State Courts are there, and 
what are their duties? 

A. The State has Courts of Justices 
of the Peace, Municipal Courts, Probate 
Courts, District Courts, and the Supreme 
Court. Their principal duties are to ex¬ 
plain and apply the laws of the state. 
The Judges are elected by the people for 
terms of different lengths. 

Elections 

Q. When is the general election held 
in this state? 

A. It is held on the first Tuesday 
after the first Monday in November of 
each even-numbered year. 

Q. What state officers are elected a t 
such general election? 

A. The Governor, Lieutenant Gov¬ 
ernor, Auditor, Secretary of State, Treas¬ 
urer, Attorney General, Justices of the 
Supreme Court, and others. 

Q. At what place do these persons 
maintain their offices? 

A. At the State Capitol in St. Paul. 

Q. May women vote in this State? 

A. Under the present laws they may 
vote for the President of the United States 
and for school officers and members of 
library boards. 

Q. What qualifications must citizens 
have to vote in this state? 

A. They must have been citizens of 
the United States for three months before 
the election at which they offer to vote; 
they must be twenty-one years of age; 
they must have resided in this state for six 
months immediately before the election; 
they must have resided in their election 
district for thirty days immediately before 
the election. 


“Cleanliness of body was ever deemed to proceed from a due reverence of God.’’ 

—Francis Bacon. 






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“Growth is the only evidence of life.’’ 


—Cardinal Newman. 


Counties 

Q. What is a county? 

A. It is a subdivision of the state 
organized under the law for the purpose 
of enabling the state to better perform 
certain of its duties, and of enabling the 
people of the county in large measure to 
control and manage those matters which 
affect their own interests only. 

Q. How many counties are there in 
Minnesota? 

A. 1 here are now eighty-six. (Name 
the county in which you reside.) 

Q. What are some of the services or 
duties which the state performs through 
the agency of the county? 

A. It supervises the schools, cares 
for the poor, builds the roads, maintains 
peace and order in the county, maintains 
Courts of Justice, and collects taxes to 
pay for these things. 

Q. How and when are the county 
officers elected, and for what terms? 

A. They are elected by the people at 
the general election in November of the 
even-numbered years. Most of them are 
elected for terms of four years. (Name 
some of them.) 

Q. Where do these persons so elected 
maintain their offices? 

A. At the Court House maintained 
by the county. 


Towns 

A county is divided into towns for the 
same reasons that states are divided into 
counties. In Minnesota the town officers 
are elected in March of each year. 
(Name some of them.) 


Cities and Villages 

Groups of people living closely together 
have many things in common immediately 
affecting their welfare and requiring con- 
! stant attention. Among these are the 
streets, the water and light, the public 
health, fire protection, and others. The 
laws of the state authorize such groups 
to organize themselves into villages and 
cities. Through such organizations the 
state performs certain of its duties, and 
the people in such villages and cities in 
large measure manage and control such 
matters, including those above referred to, 
as affect their own interests only. 

The governing body in a village is 
usually called the Village Council. The 
governing body in a city usually consists 
of a Mayor and a Board of Aldermerf, 
or Commissioners. (Name some of them.) 

The laws of a village or city are usually 
j callec} Ordinances and are valid only 
within the city or village limits. Elections 
are held at various times. 



MINNESOTA STATE SEAL 


“America is more than a country. America is more than a continent. America is more 
than a name. America is an ideal. America is the apotheosis of all that is right and just.’’ 

—Samuel Gompers. 


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“I love my country’s good, with a respect more tender, more holy and profound, than 
whole life.” 


—Shakespeare. 


Information Regarding Naturalization 


The naturalization laws of today ex¬ 
tend the privilege of becoming citizens of 
this country to free white persons and to 
those of African descent. There are three 
steps necessary under the law to attain 
citizenship, and these are as follows: 

1. Declaration of intention to become 
a citizen. (First Paper.) 

2. Petition for Naturalization. 

3. Hearing before the Court, and 
Certificate of Naturalization. (Second 
Paper.) 

( 1 ) The Declaration of Intention to 
become a citizen of the United States may 
be made before the Clerk of the District 1 
Court of the County wherein the applicant 
resides, or before the Clerk of the United 
States Court in the district wherein the 
applicant resides. A certified copy of this 
Declaration is called the First Paper. No 
witnesses are necessary in taking out such 
paper. This Declaration may be made by 
any person eighteen years of age or 
upward. If the declarant does not file 
a petition for Naturalization within seven 
years after making such Declaration df 
Intention, his First Paper becomes void. 

(2) A person must have had his First 
Paper for at least two years, and must 
have resided in the United States for five 
years last past and in this state for one 
year last past before making application 
for his Second Paper. Such application 
is made by petition. 

At the time of filing the Petition and 
at the hearing later on, the applicant must 
have with him two witnesses who are 
citizens of the United States and who have 
known him for the prescribed time in the 
United States and in this state. At the 


time of filing such petition the applicant 
must present his First Paper and if he 
came to the United States after June 29, 
1 906, he must present also a certificate as 
to his arrival in the United States, which 
certificate he may obtain by writing to the 
Department of Labor, Bureau of Natur¬ 
alization, Washington, D. C. The Clerk 
of Court will furnish blanks for this pur¬ 
pose if application is made to him therefor. 

(3) Hearing on the petition for Second 
Paper may be had about ninety days after 
the filing thereof. At such hearing the 
applicant must satisfy the Court that he is 
a person of good moral character, that he 
has not been engaged in violating the law, 
and that he has some general knowledge 
of our country and government. 

If the petition is favorably considered 
by the Court the applicant is required to 
renounce allegiance to all foreign govern¬ 
ments by taking and subscribing to the 
following oath: 

“I hereby declare, on oath, that I 
absolutely and entirely renounce and 
abjure forever all allegiance and 
fidelity to every foreign power, prince, 
potentate, state or sovereignty, and 
particularly to (insert name of sover¬ 
eignty) of whom I have heretofore 
been a subject (or citizen) ; that I 
will support and defend the Constitu¬ 
tion and laws of the United States 
of America against all enemies, 
foreign or domestic, and that I will 
bear true faith and allegiance to the 
same. So help me God.” 


‘‘To be without evil thoughts is God’s best gift.” 


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—Aeschylus. 






“There are two freedoms, the false, where a man is free to do what he likes: 
where a man is free to do what he ought.’’ 


the true. 


—Charles Kingsley. 


By order of the Court the applicant 
is then admitted to be a citizen of the 
United States and is given a Certificate of 
Naturalization which is called his Second 
Paper. This he should carefully preserve 
as it may be necessary to exhibit the same 
in proof of his citizenship at various times 
throughout his life. 

None of these steps leading to citizen¬ 
ship is difficult or expensive, and while the 
applicant must appear in person before 
the Court, it should always be remembered 
that the Court is a friendly institution, 
and that every reasonable effort will be 
made to assist the person seeking citizen¬ 
ship to acquire that privilege. 


Other Facts of Interest 

When an alien becomes a citizen his 
wife and those children who are under 
21 years of age who were born abroad 
and came to this country before they 
reached that age, are by his act also 
made citizens. 

When a woman who is an alien marries 
a citizen of the United States she also 
becomes a citizen by virtue of such 
marriage. 

When a woman who is a citizen of the 
United States marries an alien she loses 
her citizenship and takes on the nationality 
of her husband. 

The vote of any citizen counts as much 
in the government of the country as the 
vote of any other, be he rich or poor, 
native-born or foreign-born. 


A passport is an official paper given to 
a citizen of this country who intends to 
visit any other country and who wishes to 
receive the protection of this country while 
he is abroad. 

A naturalized citizen may apply for a 
passport by presenting his Second Paper 
to the Clerk of Court and making applica¬ 
tion therefor through that officer to the 
government of the United States. 


Advantages of being a 
Citizen 

Through his right to vote a citizen, 
whether native-born or naturalized, has 
a direct voice in the government 
of the country. He and his wife and chil¬ 
dren have the protection of the United 
States while visiting foreign countries. He 
may own and bequeath property; may 
hold public office; may fill positions of 
honor and trust either in civil life or in 
the army or navy, and in time of war he 
is not subject to many of the restrictions 
imposed upon aliens. Other things being 
equal, a citizen enjoys priority of employ¬ 
ment both in peace and war as against an 
alien applyng for the same position. 

Disadvantages of being 
an Alien 

An alien has no vote at elections 
and no direct voice in the government of 
the country. Speaking generally, he can¬ 
not hold public office, or positions of trust 
under the government. He is less likely 
to obtain desirable work when competing 
with citizens for employment. He has 


“We live in this world when we love it.’’ 


—Sir Rabindranath Tagore. 









STATUE OF LIBERTY, NEW YORK HARBOR. 


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of liberty T ?rom’Si r iands?, epublic was esta *>lished by the united valor and wisdom of the lovers 
——----- —Daniel W. Voorhees. 


less incentive to read and write English 
and to attain American standards of 
living, thought and action, and this may 
interfere with his future prosperity. If he 
leaves this country for a visit and seeks to 
return, he will be subject to the immigra¬ 
tion laws then in force. In time of war 
his person and property may be subject 
to restrictions not imposed on citizens. If 


he travels in a foreign country he does not 
have the protection of the United States 
while there. 

The laws of this country in regard to 
inheritance and bequests, widows’ pen¬ 
sions and other state and national benefits 
applying to citizens do not benefit aliens 
in the same degree, and may benefit them 
even less in the future. 


Presidents of the United States and periods of office 



NAMES 

Inaugurated 

Term of Office 

Born in 

1 

George Washington. . . 

April 30, 1 789 

8 years. 

Va. 

2 

John Adams. . 

Mar. 4, 1797 

4 years. 

Mass. 

3 

Thomas Jefferson. 

Mar. 4, 1801 

8 years. 

Va. 

4 

James IVIadison 

Mar. 4, 1809 

8 years. 

Va. 

3 

lames JVlonroe 

Mar. 4, 1817 

8 years. 

Va. 

6 

John Quincy Adams. . . 

Mar. 4, 1825 

4 years. 

Mass. 

7 

Andrew lackson 

Mar. 4, 1829 

8 years. 

S. C. 

8 

Martin Van Buren. . . . 

Mar. 4, 1837 

4 years. 

N. Y. 

9 

\X/ m 1—1 1—arrKnn 

Mar. 4, 1841 

1 month. 

Va. 

10 

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John Tvler. . 

April 6, 1841 

3 yrs. 1 1 mos. 

Va. 

1 i 

lames K Polk 

Mar. 4, 1845 

4 years.. 

N. C. 

12 

/arnarv I avlor 

Mar. 5, 1849 

1 yr. 4 mos. 

Va. 

13 

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Millard Fillmore. 

luly 9, 1850 

2 yrs. 8 mos . 

N. Y. 

14 

Franklin Pierce. 

Mar. 4, 1853 

4 years. 

N. H. 

15 

lames ijiirnanan 

Mar. 4, 1857 

4 years. 

Penn. 

16 

Abraham Lincoln. 

Mar. 4, 1861 

4 yrs. 40 days.... 

Ky. 

17 

Andrew Johnson. 

April 15, 1865 

3 yrs. 1 OJ /2 mos.. . 

N. C. 

18 

Ulysses S. Grant. 

Mar. 4, 1869 

8 years. 

Ohio 

19 

Rutherford B. Hayes. . 

Mar. 5, 1877 

4 years. 

Ohio 

20 

James A. Garfield. . . . 

Mar. 4, 1881 

6 V 2 mos . 

Ohio 

21 

Chester A. Arthur .... 

Sept. 20, 1881 

3 yrs. 5 Zi mos. . . . 

Vt. 

22 

Grover Cleveland . 

Mar. 4, 1885 

4 years . 

N. J. 

23 

Benjamin Harrison. . . . 

Mar. 4, 1889 

4 vears . 

Ohio 

24 

Grover Cleveland . 

Mar. 4, 1893 

4 years . 

N. J. 

25 

William McKinley. . . . 

Mar. 4, 1897 

4 yrs. 6l/ 2 mos.. . . 

Ohio 

26 

Theodore Roosevelt. . . 

Sept. 14, 1901 

7 yrs. 5 Zi mos.. . . 

N. Y. 

27 

William Howard Taft. 

Mar. 4, 1909 

4 years. 

Ohio 

28 

Woodrow Wilson. 

Mar. 4. 1913 


Va. 


“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.” 


—Ecclesiastes IX, 10, 























































States, Territories and their Capitals, etc. 


State 

Abbreviation 


Capitol 


Largest City 


Ala 


Montgomery . 


Birmingham 




Phoenix .... 


Tucson 


A rfr 


Little Rock. 


Little Rock 




Sacramento .. 


San Francisco 


Col 


Denver ... 


Denver 




Hartford . 


New Haven 


Del 


Dover .. 


Wilmington 

THori rl 

Fla 


Tallahassee . . 


Jacksonville 


G& 


Atlanta . 


Atlanta 


Ida 


Boise. 


Boise 

Illinois . 

Ill. 


Springfield . 


Chicago 

Tn rl i ana 

Ind 


Indianapolis . 


Indianapolis 

Iowa 

Town 


Des Moines ..-- 


Des Moines 

Kansas __ 

Kan.. 


Topeka . 


Kansas City 

Kentucky .. 

Ky. 


Frankfort . 


Louisville 

Tion isi a n a 

Da 


Baton Rouge.. 


New Orleans 

Maine 

Me 


Augusta ... 


Portland 

Maryland . 

Md. 


Annapolis . 


Baltimore 

Massa elm setts 

M ass 


Boston 


Boston 

Michigan 

Mich 


Lansing _ 


Detroit 

Minnesota 

Minn 


St Paul . 


Minneapolis 

Mississippi 

Miss. 


Jackson . ■... 


Meridian 

Missouri 

Mo. 


Jefferson City_ 


St. Louis 

Montana . . 

Mont. 


Helena . 


Butte 

N ebraska 

Neb. 


Lincoln . 


Omaha 

Nevada . 

Nev. . 


Carson City. 


Reno 

New Hampshire . 

N. H. 


Concord ... 


Manchester 

New Jersey. 

N. J. . 


Trenton ..- 


Newark 

New Mexico.. ... 

N M 


Santa Fe.. 


Albuquerque 

New York... 

N Y 


Albany . 


New York 

North Carolina. 

N. C. 


Raleigh . 


Wilmington 

North Dakota.. 

N. D 


Bismarck . 


Fargo 

Ohio . 

Ohio 


Columbus . 


Cleveland 

Oklahoma . 

Okla. 


Oklahoma City_ 


Oklahoma City 

Oregon . 

Ore. . 


Salem . 


Portland 

Pennsylvania . 

Pa. 


Harrisburg . 


Philadelphia 

Rhode Island. 

R. I. 


Providence ... 


Providence 

South Carolina... 

S. C. 


Columbia .. 


Charleston 

South Dakota.. 

S. D. 


Pierre __ 


Sioux Falls 

Tennessee 

Tenn. . 


Nashville .. 


Memphis 

Texas .. 

Tex. 


Austin .... 


San Antonio 

Utah . 

U tali 


Salt Lake City. 


Salt Lake City 

Vermont . 

Vt. 


Montpelier . 


Burlington 

Virginia 

Va. 


Richmond .. 


Richmond 

Washington 

Wash. 


Olympia 


Seattle 

West Virginia 

W. Va. 


Charleston.. 


W T heeling 

Wisconsin _- 

Wis. 


Madison .. 


Milwaukee 

Wyoming 

Wyo. . . 


Cheyenne . 


Cheyenne 






Territories and Their 

Capitals, 

and District of Columbia. 


District of Columbia... 


C. 


Alaska .Juneau Hawaii 

Islands.. 

Honolulu Porto 

Rico..San Juan 



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